Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 353,413	$ 316,688
Restricted cash	5,354	4,676
Accounts receivable, net	84,352	132,270
Inventories	20,189	21,235
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	45,483	56,633
Income taxes receivable	21,937	30,005
Total current assets	530,728	561,507
Property and equipment, net	2,871,384	2,679,276
Operating lease right-of-use assets	646,146	735,618
Other assets, net	93,464	66,518
Intangible assets, net	1,474,991	1,391,007
Goodwill, net	957,977	957,889
Total assets	6,574,690	6,391,815
Liabilities, Current [Abstract]
Accounts payable	151,292	131,264
Current maturities of long-term debt	0	44,006
Accrued liabilities	827,927	447,415
Total current liabilities	979,219	622,685
Long-term debt, net of current maturities and debt issuance costs	2,045,569	3,132,584
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion	554,252	651,751
Deferred income taxes	323,473	346,916
Other liabilities	64,295	56,366
Commitments and contingencies (Note 9)
Stockholders' equity
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized	0	0
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized; 76,368,491 and 86,184,155 shares outstanding	764	862
Additional paid-in capital	0	0
Retained earnings	2,609,285	1,583,053
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(1,550)	(2,402)
Boyd Gaming Corporation stockholders' equity	2,608,499	1,581,513
Noncontrolling interest	(617)	0
Total stockholders' equity	2,607,882	1,581,513
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 6,574,690	$ 6,391,815